The woman who found his son's cellphone and heard him hollering below. It's pretty devastating,” said Miranda MacAulay, the fundraiser's organizer.Ĭameron says he's thankful for the support, but there's one woman in particular that he's still searching for. The money from the sales will be used to assist the family, with a long road of recovery ahead. Tickets are also being sold for half-a-dozen lobsters. Glace Bay's Miner’s Village Restaurant has donated two tickets to attend a concert of the Men of the Deeps, as well as a supper for two. Now, the community is coming together to support the family however they can. “They formulated a plan with the help of ropes and different equipment, they were able to repel down, package the victim into a basket and bring him up,” he said. “From my understanding, he was there a substantial amount of time, anywhere from four to six hours,” said Chant.Ĭhant says special equipment and crews were required to rescue the teen and bring him back to solid ground. Glace Bay Fire Chief John Chant says the call came in around 5 p.m. There's a rod placed in his spine,” said Cameron.
“He had a rough night last night according to my wife who is up there with him in Halifax. The teen, who is also named Billy, is now in a Halifax hospital with serious injuries. It's a warning Cameron is giving to others, after his 16-year-old son fell nearly 40 feet to the shoreline below.
you don't know how dangerous they are,” urged Billy Cameron, who lives near cliffs in Glace Bay, N.S. Please people, stay away from the edge of these cliffs.
“From where I live, I’ve seen too many times over the years, I can look right over the water and see the choppers, the search boats out there looking for people that got too close to these cliffs. The rugged beauty of Cape Breton's coastline has been attracting people to the water's edge for years, but getting too close has dangerous consequences.
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